Are these identicle in meaning?<br/><br/>a. <i>In the alphabet, a <b>comes before</b> b.</i><br/><br/>b. <i>In the alphabet, a <b>precedes</b> b.</i><br/><br/>Are these identicle in meaning? <br/><br/>c. <i>In the alphabet, b <b>follows</b> a.</i><br/><br/>d. <i>In the alphabet, b <b>succeeds</b> a.</i><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>I ask because I have an inkling that succeed is <u>generally used</u> only when we talk about something <u>hypothetically</u> following/coming after something else. <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>Thank you